Ukrainian Troops Abandoning Front in Large Numbers, by Lucas Leiroz de Almeida

Why die in a war you have no chance of winning? From Lucas Leiroz de Almeida at lewrockwell.com:

The number of desertions in Ukraine has been growing for a long time. As a natural consequence of the brutal process of forced mobilization and the high intensity of hostilities on the battlefield, more and more Ukrainians are simply fleeing their ranks as soon as they have the chance to evade the authorities. This is a clear sign of the decline of the Ukrainian military and the inability of the Kiev neo-Nazi regime to maintain the war effort in the long term.

Recently, Western media reported that more than 21,000 Ukrainian soldiers abandoned their country’s armed forces in October alone. This number is massive for such a short period of time and shows the profound level of crisis within the Ukrainian military. In fact, this is the highest number of desertions reported in a single month since the beginning of the conflict, which also indicates that more recently the conditions of the war have become increasingly intolerable for many soldiers.

Furthermore, there are also concerns that there may be even more desertions. Igor Lutsenko, a former Ukrainian deputy who currently serves in the armed forces, stated that there may be even more underreported desertions, considering the difficult circumstances of the conflict, which prevent total control over the troops and accurate data confirmation. He believes that the real number of deserters is much higher than the official figures, taking into account that there are often cases of unjustified absence of soldiers during army operations.

Lutsenko also explained that Ukrainian forces are suffering enormously on the battlefield due to desertions. He states that there are many additional tasks for each soldier who chooses not to desert, thus creating a lot of pressure on the remaining troops. Even so, however, it is impossible to completely cover the “holes” in the Ukrainian defense left by the deserters, which weakens the country’s army during confrontations with the Russians.

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